Analyzing impact factors of CO2 emissions using the STIRPAT model

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 377-395

  Fan, Ying ^a   Liu, Lan Cui ^a,b   Wu, Gang ^a,b   Wei, Yi Ming ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

CO2 emissions; Partial least squares regression; STIRPAT model

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS EMISSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POPULATION STATISTICS; PUBLIC POLICY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CO2 EMISSION; PARTIAL LEAST SQUARES REGRESSION; STIRPAT MODEL;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON MONOXIDE; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; POLICY MAKING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 33645968123     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2005.11.007     Document Type: Article

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